The 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT) was organized on March 23, 1943, in response to the War Department's call for volunteers to form the segregated Japanese American army combat unit. More than 12,000 Nisei (second-generation Japanese American) volunteers answered the …

Mar 15, 2025 · The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was the most decorated unit for its size and length of service during the entire history of the U.S. military. The 4,000 men, who initially came in April 1943, had ...

Mar 18, 2025 · The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was a U.S. infantry unit made up almost entirely of second-generation Japanese American volunteers who fought in Europe during World War II. It is the most-decorated unit in U.S. military history for its size and length of service.

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated Japanese American unit, is remembered today for its brave actions in World War II. Despite the odds, the 442nd’s actions distinguished them as the most decorated unit for its size and length of service in the history of the US military.

The 442d Regimental Combat Team (RCT) was activated on 1 February 1943, composed of American-born Japanese called "Nisei" (NEE-say), or second generation. Some volunteered from Hawaii, others...

442d Infantry (less Antitank Co) began movement by motor convoy to assembly area near POUXEUX, FRANCE. CP at SEPTEMES closed at O830 9 Oct. The first day's movement followed Highway 7 through...

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was the most decorated unit for its size and length of service, in the entire history of the US Military. In total, about 18,000 men served, ultimately earning approximately 4,000 Purple Hearts, 7 21 Medals of Honor and an unprecedented seven Presidential Unit Citations.

Nov 10, 2021 · The Japanese Americans, known as Nisei, served in the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team (442nd).

Feb 19, 2020 · President Roosevelt announced the formation of the new unit, the 442d Regimental Combat Team, declaring, “Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry.” The unit was activated on February 1, 1943, consisting of only Nisei recruits who completed a required survey.

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was a highly decorated infantry regiment in the United States Army comprised of Americans of Japanese ancestry. The 442nd fought in Italy and France during World War II against the German Army of Hitler's Third Reich.